As you explore web 2.0 tools in the upcoming weeks, you will notice that to fully particpate in many social sites, users have to give up some peronsal privacy to connect with others online. I mean that they are explicitly asked to divulge some information about themselves to join the fun.
I am suggesting an alternative for you to think about during Learning 2.0. These users might be in the process of redefining personal privacy. OR the value that society places on personal informaton as a commodity.
In our traditional gatekeeper role, we need to be prepared to provide multiple entry points to personal information and interaction levels. We need to fit our services into our user's model, as opposed to fitting the user into the library's model.
We also need to recognize that this privacy and participation issue presents us with an opportunity to teach people to manage their online privacy in a manner that suits them best. So that they are smart digital citizens. To do this, we need to understand all the available options and their implications.
Web 2.0 is about collaboration, community, and conversation. To make these things possible, users must participate at some level, possibly revealing personal information
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